Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bryum inclinatum (Hedw.) Dicks.
Ceratodon inclinatus (Hedw.) Huebener
Cynodon inclinatus (Hedw.) Brid.
Cynodontium inclinatum (Hedw.) Brid.
Didymodon inclinatus (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr
Grimmia inclinata (Hedw.) Sm.
Leptotrichum inclinatum (Hedw.) Mitt.
Swartzia inclinata (Hedw.) P. Beauv.
Distichium inclinatum differs from D. capillaceum in several ways. Distichium inclinatum has a capsule that
is inclined rather than erect. The spores are more than 25µm wide in D. inclinatum. The spores
are less than 25µm in D. capillaceum, which also has longer stems and more widely spaced leaves.
The peristome teeth of D. inclinatum are irregularly divided but evenly spaced. The abaxial surface
of the subula has been described as "roughened" (Seppelt, FNA vol. 27, pg. 448). However,
in our cross sections, the abaxial surface of the proximal leaf appears papillose, and both surfaces
of the subula appear strongly papillose.
Many thanks to the University of Colorado Herbarium (COLO), Erin Tripp and Dina Clark for permitting
us to photograph this specimen.
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Distichium inclinatum, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of dry stem, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of stance of leaf, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of leaf, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of leaf apex, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of leaf base, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of capsule, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of deciduous annulus, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of peristome, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of measured spore, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of 2 proximal leaf cross sections as they commonly show up on the slide since the leaves are distichous on the stem, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of proximal leaf cross section-- notice that the abaxial surface appears papillose, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
Distichium inclinatum, photomicrograph of cross section at subula-- notice that both surfaces appear papillose, collection and ID by Seville Flowers, Utah, Summit County, Blacks Fork, on wet soil, August 1, 1952; photos by Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard, February 25, 2023
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